One person was shot and at least six were arrested late Saturday night during a mob-like scene outside the Recher Theater in Towson as Towson University students were celebrating their homecoming weekend.

Baltimore County police Lt. Robert McCullough said the incident culminated at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, stemming from an event put on by an adult fraternity at the Recher Theater.

Police said the theater reached capacity was apparently oversold, and some people who were turned away broke out into fights on York Road. Police estimated that a crowd of about 2,500 people swelled outside the theater, but that a majority of the people were cooperative and left.

While working to clear the crowd, a 20-year-old man approached officers at about 1:15 a.m., reporting he was shot in a parking garage at the Towson Town Center.

Police said the man is not a college student, he is not from the area and he was going to the Recher Theater for the planned event. As he walked back to his car, another car pulled up beside him and a man inside fired several shots, hitting the victim, police said.

The suspect vehicle fled, and the victim ran to get help from an officer near the Towson Circle. The shooting victim was hospitalized and underwent surgery on Sunday. His condition was not immediately released.

Police said the size of the crowd overwhelmed officers on routine patrol in the Towson entertainment area, and additional officers and a K-9 unit were called in.

Officers arrested four people on charges of disorderly conduct or disobeying an order. Three people were arrested for assault on police officers, who suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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Junior Ramsey, 23, of Hyattsville, was charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct, failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest.

Steven Daniels, 25, of Baltimore, was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest.

Dimante Fox, 19, of Balitmore, was charged with second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and failure to obey a lawful order.

Chad Schultz, 24, of Timonium, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and failure to obey a lawful order.

Benjamin Aduna, 21, of Parkville, was charged with failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest.

Police said officers charged two others with disorderly conduct and failure to obey a lawful order. Police did not release their names.

On Tuesday, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief James Johnson placed blame on Recher Theater owner Brian Recher, saying he subcontracted the theater out to a third party. They said the county may go after Recher's liquor license.

"You are responsible for what takes place in your premises as well as outside of your premises, and if there are actions that are connected to those premises, we are going to hold those liquor license holders responsible for this," Kamenetz said.

WBAL-TV 11 News tried Tuesday to speak to Recher about the allegations, but he declined comment.

The Theta Mu Mu fraternity -- which is the Baltimore County chapter of the national Omega Psi Phi fraternity -- hosted the event, according to Christopher Cooper, counsel representing the national chapter. Cooper described the event as a dance and clothing drive that nothing to do with the violence.

Police said Towson University, which had its homecoming, had nothing to do with the event and that most in attendance were not from the area.

"There is nothing wrong with downtown Towson," Kamenetz said. "There's nothing wrong with the vast majority of the businesses that operate in downtown Towson, nothing wrong with students and Towson University."

George Georges runs The Kent Lounge, which is just a few doors away from the Recher Theater. He said he heard people getting turned away.

"At one point, they were on the megaphone saying that there was no longer going to be anybody going into the theater," Georges said.

He said the crowd spilled onto York Road, and things got rowdy, so he locked his doors. A witness said police used dogs and blocked parts of York Road in an effort to get the crowd under control.

"It just seemed like it was an angry crowd, and we closed down for about an hour or so just to let the police do their thing," Georges said.

Detectives are asking people with any information on the crime to contact them or report it to Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7-LOCKUP.